fugazi-book

Susannah McKay is orphaned and penniless when a Chinese man offers her a job as a governess. Susannah is thrilled, because in Hong Kong in the 1880s, it’s not so easy for a girl to get work. As impulsive and adventurous as she is, Susannah is nevertheless dumbfounded when she finds herself aboard a spaceship, employed by creatures who look alarmingly like snails.